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More health and fitness holidays from around the globe.
Alpine for breakfast, lunch and dinner
The hills are alive with the sound of Jeannette Hyde gasping for breath as a Gladiator takes her hiking and swimming in the shadow of Mont Blanc to test her fitness to the limit.
Too thin to win: girls who put their health on the line
Malnourished female athletes risk early death in quest for perfection, say doctors.
Class war at the heart of title battle
Oliver James, a leading clinical psychologist, on Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and a rivalry that has defined the season.
Football fever – and how to survive it
As the nation settles into a routine of fast food, excess drinking, jubilation and despair, Luisa Dillner looks at how to watch the World Cup - without being stretchered off.
Speed freak
In America they call methamphetamine 'the devil's drug'. It's dangerous, illegal and highly addictive. And now the surprise hero of the Olympics, Alain Baxter, has tested positive for it. Could it all be an innocent mistake?
A world on two wheels
You don't have to be a fitness fanatic to enjoy a cycling holiday. From leisurely vineyard tours in Bordeaux to challenging off-road mountain trails in Morocco, there's something to suit all abilities. Dee O'Connell and Liz Bird offer a selection of the best tours.